MyFamily Aids Katrina Survivors in Finding Homes

We are very excited to announce that MyFamily is launching a major initiative to assist families – literally connecting families – that have been driven from their homes due to the devastation of hurricane Katrina.

We have partnered with a non-profit agency, KatrinaHousing.org, to assist displaced families in finding temporary homes to live in while they look at rebuilding existing homes or relocating.

What is it? Katrina Housing is a housing services hub for Katrina victims. Volunteers nationwide can offer up housing space for victims, and hurricane survivors can search for available rooms/houses/apts/etc. This site is working in cooperation with other support organizations. www.katrinahousing.org

How it works - Volunteers go online or call an 800# and offer a home/room/apt. Information is collected in a database. Survivors of Katrina can also log on to the site or call an 800# and request housing. Matches are then made according to a list of criteria such as location, size of home, available timetable.

How is MyFamily helping? MyFamily is temporarily turning part of our call center into a call center for the survivors of Katrina.

- Katrina Housing will route incoming phone calls to a phone number at our call center.

- We will have MyFamily employees taking calls from survivors that are looking for temporary housing

- We will begin taking calls beginning TODAY and continue through Sept. 30.

- Another call center in Indiana will be taking calls from volunteers offering their homes/apts. and the matching will take place via database matching!

We will also continue to evaluate additional opportunities as they relate to our mission of connecting families.